A Suicidal Energy Policy

Updated Oct. 27, 2000 12:09 a.m. ET

Your Oct. 23 editorial "Wired " hit the nail on the head. The Clinton-Gore energy policy is a policy of scarcity, and it benefits some Democratic constituencies as well as other groups. One example is that the Clinton-Gore administration has made it increasingly difficult to use low-sulfur coal from the western U.S. Four groups benefit from this.

First, Bill and Al's buddies, the Riadys in Indonesia, who own loads of...